P2 Million Smuggled Onions Seized in Misamis

P2 million smuggled onions seized in Misamis

Twenty-five tons of suspected smuggled red onions valued at P2 million have been seized in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, authorities reported yesterday.

Customs seizes P2-m smuggled red onions

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. personally inspected P2 million worth of smuggled red onions at the Mindanao Container Terminal this morning, June 24. The shipment, weighing approximately 25 to 28 tons, was concealed in a 40-foot container van. According to Bureau of Customs District Port Collector Arthur Sevilla Jr., the shipment was falsely declared as egg noodles but was found to contain red onions smuggled from Xiamen, China. …